This post has waited far to long for the blog to get its act together, BTS (behind the scenes) for In Fashion Magazine!

This job was a collaboration between a bunch of local Brooklyn artists each using their talent to bring the project together! Without each of these very talented individuals, this project would never have come together so well.

Now before I get into the technical details, here is a small collection of BTS images by Chaim Perl.

Now let's get technical!

Here are some lighting diagrams and before and afters of the editing:

So we have the silver PLM from Paul C Buff with the front diffuser on as the key light.The harsh sun was hitting the model from the right windows, messing up our video. So we put up two (5-in-1 middle) diffusers to block it. (With our camera settings it made no difference to the photo.) Sticking the reflective cloths from the 5-in-1 on the floor in front of the model helped block the warm light coming from the wood floor.

This is the only photo that was unplanned. As we were wrapping things up I decided to quickly throw this shot together. This shot is my favorite shot of the whole shoot! I would have used the PLM as my key light but it was too big to fit through the door! So 45inch Octa as key very close to the doorway and the PLM with cover a bit further back as a soft fill.

This image was...fun.I did not love the photo to begin with but I still needed to get it done, and of course it was the most difficult edit. When we scouted this location, the daylight was plowing through the room making for an overexposed background. It looked great! By the time we got to shooting that photo the ambient light was just about gone. What to do? FLASH!

I put two B800s outside firing at the wall at full power, and it was not enough. No surprise there. So I had to do it in photoshop. Not fun, not fun at all.

After a few hours of shooting, a platter or two of sushi and lots of editing, here are the results:

In conclusion, this shoot was a fun collaboration between friends and we had a great time! Its been nearly a year from this photo-shoot to the post you're reading now. Hindsight is indeed 20/20 and I would have done quite a bit differently.